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48 HOURS: “‘Don’t Scream’” was Saturday’s #1 non-sports primetime program with viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for May 5. The broadcast delivered 4.03 million viewers and a 0.7/03 with adults 25-54.

Saturday’s broadcast featured Erin Moriarty and 48 HOURS’ investigation into what happened to Tiffany Mead, a young mother, who called 911 to say she tried to kill herself by slashing her own throat. First responders found a gruesome, blood-covered scene that July 2013 night. Mead later changed her story to say it wasn’t a suicide attempt, but rather her estranged husband had tried to kill her.

Mead opened up to Moriarty about the night of the incident and her life since. She said the slashing incident started when she met her estranged husband, Kris Ertmann, in a secluded park to get a child support check. She says that he suddenly grabbed her in a bear hug.

“And he had one hand on my mouth,” Mead tells Moriarty. “And he pulled something out of his pocket. And he slit my throat. And as he’s slitting my throat, he says, ‘Shh, don’t scream. Stay calm.’ And I didn’t scream. And I told him I was getting dizzy. So he opened my car door for me so that I could sit.

“And he said, ‘You know what I want. Say it.’ So I said, ‘I love you, and I’ll get back with you.’ And then he said, ‘Seal it with a kiss.’ And he leaned in, and he kissed me as blood’s pouring out of my neck.’”

Mead thought she was going to die. She lived, but that was just the start of an extensive investigation to find out exactly what happened in a darkened, secluded park and the case against Ertmann.

48 HOURS: “‘Don’t Scream’” is produced by Lisa Freed and Lauren Clark. Grace Arlotta-Berner, George Baluzy, Mike McHugh and Gary Winter are the editors. Judy Tygard is the senior producer. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Susan Zirinsky is the senior executive producer.

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